calcifraga
Latin
Etymology
From calx (“limestone, pebble”) + frangō (“break, shatter”), possibly via ellipsis of herba calcifraga f (“stone-breaking plant/herb”), with the adjective-deriving suffix -us, -a, -um.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kaɫˈkɪ.fra.ɡa]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kal̠ʲˈt͡ʃiː.fra.ɡa]
Noun
calcifraga f (genitive calcifragae); first declension
- a herb said to be a remedy for the stone (the central part of some fruits) (hart's-tongue fern: Asplenium scolopendrium?)
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | calcifraga | calcifragae |
| genitive | calcifragae | calcifragārum |
| dative | calcifragae | calcifragīs |
| accusative | calcifragam | calcifragās |
| ablative | calcifragā | calcifragīs |
| vocative | calcifraga | calcifragae |
References
- “calcifraga”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- calcifraga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.